# Embedded string help
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [September 19, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687 "2009-09-19T13:26:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/1 "2009-09-19T13:26:45Z")
I didn’t know where to put this hopefully this is ok. Just wondering if you guys have any good ideas on how to dig the string out of a yoyo. I just opened my sirius up for cleaning after a few years of sitting and ther is a tiny piece of string wrapped insanely tight around the non axle side where the bearing slips on. And also there’s a groove in the plastic dead center where the string sits. I poked with a needle for half hour. Afraid to dig to hard. Any ideas?? Thanks…
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### Author:  [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/2 "2009-09-19T13:29:23Z")
Are you saying that the string has hardened or something? So it doesn’t just wind out?
Never heard of anything similar.
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/3 "2009-09-19T13:33:01Z")
Yes it’s old unnoticed string and it was absorbed with lighter fluid and dried too. But its forged on . I seriously can’t get it off. I’m surprised too cause you can’t even tell when you put the bearing back on It plays smooth
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/4 "2009-09-19T13:34:46Z")
Have you tried putting the yoyo half in water?
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/5 "2009-09-19T13:36:06Z")
The whole half? nah never thought I could. I’ll try it
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/6 "2009-09-19T13:38:00Z")
But not hot water the metal will “peel” off the plastic leaving a plastic Sirius. (which is pretty much nothing.)
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/7 "2009-09-19T13:48:10Z")
Thanks, Ill let ya know later if it helps.
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/8 "2009-09-19T14:02:17Z")
I used cold water but it didn’t do the trick. It might just have to stay I dunno.
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### Author:  [@Sultzer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sultzer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/9 "2009-09-19T14:51:12Z")
I used a finer nail cleaner, it has a long sharp metal scoop. I scooped it out pieces at a time got most of it for now. It’s a good tool I guess.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/embedded-string-help/6687/10 "2009-09-19T23:06:53Z")
I like tweezers for things like this.